"On Auschwitz" (28): Liberation of the Auschwitz camp

On 27 January 1945, Red Army soldiers liberated over 7,000
prisoners of the Auschwitz. The 1,689-day history of this
concentration and extermination camp came to an end. Dr Jacek
Lachendro of the Museum Research Centre tells us what the last
days of Auschwitz looked like and what happened immediately after
the liberation.

See also our online lesson about evacuation, liquidation and
liberation of Auschwitz:
http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_11_wyzwolenie/